ABOUT

THE COMPANY

McWane and Associates is a small privately owned engineering services firm established in 1975 to provide consulting services in welding, metallurgical, and materials engineering. Specifically the firm helps you design and build in quality by avoiding costly welding, metallurgical, and materials mistakes when designing, selecting and purchasing materials, establishing, specifying or performing welding, heat treating, forming, or other material fabrication methods.

Since 1999 the company has been answering technical questions and providing engineering support and consulting online through its’ web site, in addition to serving clients at their locations.

Because the science of welding, metallurgy and materials does not change from one industry to the next, the company is able to continue to successfully serve a diversity of clients and industries, and therefore pass the benefits of this diverse industry experience on to you in the form of best industry practices.

THE OWNER

WHEN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE COUNT

M.S. Welding Engineering

M.S. Materials Engineering

Registered Professional Welding Engineer

Registered Professional Metallurgical Engineer

Mr. McWane has more than 40 years of successful hands-on experience in the welding, metallurgical, and materials engineering field, and has held several engineering and teaching positions, plus practical experience as a welder.

Mr. McWane also holds a full time credential for teaching in the California Community College system, and has held certifications as a welder, welding inspector (QC1/CWI), and SNT-TC-1A level II certifications in radiography, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and liquid penetrant examination methods.

He is a seasoned veteran who continues to gain valuable diverse industry knowledge and experience for the benefit of his clients. His knowledge and experience is continuing to help clients to successfully achieve their objectives.

While most welding engineers today go from high school to college without getting practical hands-on welding experience, Mr. McWane has the unique experience of making a living as a certified welder/fabricator for ten years before getting his bachelors degree. This unique and valuable experience gives him the ability and advantage of being able to look at any welding situation from the standpoint of both a welder, and welding engineer.